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typing after csrpal tunnel surgery and cubitsl tunnel surgery
A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. Raymond Raven answered
24 years experience Hand Surgery
Not usually: Most of my patients do very well after carpal tunnel surgery and recover rapidly. Therapy is rarely necessary. However, some of my older patients se ... Read More
Dr. Gary Pess answered
40 years experience Hand Surgery
Not usually: Will depend on what type of technique is used. Therapy is less likely with endoscopic technique, but may not even be necessary with open surgery.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Aronzon answered
24 years experience Anesthesiology
Pain: Pain from carpal tunnel surgery can be up to 6 month. Talk to your surgeon.
Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered
35 years experience Hand Surgery
At times the thumb: , ay hurt in the palm especially if there was a mild bit of ostheo arthrits.
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Brown answered
39 years experience Hand Surgery
Radial nerve decompr: The surgery occurs over the radial aspect of the forearm and involves decompression of the motor and sensory branches of the radial nerve. The nerve i ... Read More
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alvin Lin answered
30 years experience Geriatrics
Go see your surgeon: Your surgeon should have given you post-operative instructions plus enough pain medication to control expected amount/duration of pain. If that amount ... Read More
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Dr. James Burns answered
37 years experience Emergency Medicine
There will be: a sutured or otherwise closed surgical incision if that's what you mean by "split" but it should not be open. As I am uncertain what your definition ... Read More
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Dr. Bettina Herbert answered
20 years experience Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Ultrasound: Sometimes a test called musculoskeletal ultrasound can reveal things an MRI cannot. It is a special kind of ultrasound that shows details of structu ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered
55 years experience Internal Medicine
It seems: That we waited too long before surgery and some damage might be permanent. Not much to do at this point.
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fitzmaurice answered
21 years experience Hand Surgery
Several treatments: There are several treatment options other than surgery that can help. Only Splinting, steroids (both oral and injected) and anti inflammatories have d ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ben Ferguson answered
10 years experience General Surgery
Usually very quick: Typically, the operation involves a skin incision over the wrist and an incision through the fibrous layer of tissue that holds everything in the carp ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered
30 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Splints: Generally the first therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome is wrist splints, particularly at night, and decrease the offending activity (repetitive motion ... Read More
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